Traveling through life with hope, joy, and Jesus.
I love planning and I am not really a go-with-the-flow person. but sometimes plans go awry: you get lost, you get hurt, you have car trouble. In order to enjoy time with your family sometimes you need to relax and be at peace even when your plan doesn’t work. When I start planning a vacation, […] Read more…
I love the memories that are stirred up by Facebook. Yesterday and today both I got reminders of my sons’ graduations from high school years ago. They looked so young! How does the time pass so quickly when you are busy raising kids? I have raised seven kids to graduation so far and with each […] Read more…
I am a mess. Literally. A naturally messy person. And I live with several naturally messy people. Left to our own devices, we can clutter up our living spaces in nothing flat. Unfortunately, it takes awhile to realize how bad it is, and then I and the family have to devotes hours to restoring order. […] Read more…
When we started homeschooling, I did what most people do. I read the literature, I bought the books, I planned. And most of all I had dreams. We decided to start homeschooling when our oldest was in 2nd grade. She had had a rough couple of years, being bullied and not learning how to read. […] Read more…
“You’re no fun.” “You are so mean.” “You don’t love me.” Parenting can be hard and I have heard about every “bad mom” accusation in the book. And you know what? I am OK with that. My children survived and thrived. And yours can too. Here are three tips for being the bad parent. 1. […] Read more…
We were made to live life in community with people. With friends. And yet for many of us, “likes” and “shares” substitute for relationships. How do we make time for friendships? And what kind of friendships do we have? The Back Door In Wisconsin we lived in an old farmhouse. The back door opened to […] Read more…
Mercy Abiding is primarily a blog about connecting. It is written for the mom who looks at the laundry, the to-do list, the mess. The one going through drive-through on her way home from work(again!) and wonders is this all there is? This blog is about connecting to God, to other people, and to yourself. […] Read more…
We have a colony of barn swallows living on our front porch. I watch the parents build the nest, line the nest, sit on eggs. And then feeding those mouths. Back and forth, back and forth, they fly. Always a mouth open, wanting more. Will it ever end? Have you been there, mama? I know […] Read more…